Zachary - The Software Machine

Revision History & Read.Me

Version 2.0, Release 01

08/20/93

Revision Reason: Initial Release
Known Anomolies: See Below

General Information

- The Norton Guides/Expert Help Files referenced in the manual are not yet
available.  They will be posted on the Zachary BBS and CompuServe as soon
as they are completed.  Registered users will be notified.

- The Sample Programs referenced in the manual are not yet available.
They will be posted on the Zachary BBS and CompuServe as soon as they are
ready.  Registered users will be notified.

- Printed documentation shipped with this version is considered pre-release
and will be updated as soon as any reported omissions or inaccuracies are
received from users.  Current docs are printed on a high speed Xerox
machine.  Final copies will be offset printed.  Quality of screen shots
will be improved at that time.  Registered users will automatically
receive the updated documentation.

KNOWN ANAMOLIES

- As of this release date, CA-Clipper 5.2c is still not considered stable by
the CA-Clipper beta team.  As a result, version 2.0 of Zachary is compiled with
CA-Clipper 5.01a.  The ZACH2.LIB is also compiled with 5.01a.  Conversion to
CA-Clipper 5.2 will occur when stability is reached.

- As a result of Zachary being compiled in 5.01a, RDD support may not behave as
expected.  CA-Clipper 5.01 and 5.2 do not implement RDD support in the same
manner.  RDD support is not guaranteed in this version of Zachary.

- Some unexpected behaviour may result when compiling Zachary applications with
CA-Clipper 5.2 although none has been encountered by beta testers or Zachary
personnel. As a precaution, it is recommended that you continue using 5.01a
until notified by Zachary Software that the conversion to 5.2 is completed.
Notification will be via Zachary's BBS and CompuServe's Clipper and Data Based
Advisor forums.

** Last Item **

08/31/93
Release 2.0.02
#000 Current Version Dates/Times/Sizes
Patch ZAC001 makes:
ZACH1.EXE       745830 08-31-93   8:19a
ZAC.CH           16487 08-30-93  11:19p
ZAC1.CH           614  08-24-93   6:31p
ZACH2.LIB       204800 08-31-93   7:52a
ZACH2.EXE       674816 08-31-93   7:57a
ZCONVERT.EXE    455680 08-19-93   6:00p

This is now the current shipping version and addresses Bugs 001,002,003.

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#001 DOS  Path For .DBF Files Not Honored         
Bug #001
Version 2.0
File Affected: Zach2.Exe
Release Date: 08/25/93 1:06 AM

Problem:  When adding a path for .DBF files through the F3 key at the program
level, Zach20 writes a call to SET DEFAULT.  Later, when the generated
.EXE is running, a call is made to the FILES() function to check for required
files.  Clipper does not respect the SET DEFAULT setting when using the FILES()
function.  As a result, the application believes that it is running new and
executes as if the U option was passed.

Status:  Fixed - Patch ZAC001
New distribution disks made in addition to .RTP file.  See topic #000.
Problem Owner:  Len Dozois
***

#002 Action Keys Popup/Wrong  Key For INSERT      
Bug #002
Version: 2.0
File Affected: ZACH1.EXE
Release Date: 08/25/93 1:06 AM
Problem:  When changing Action Keys from the F8 key in Zach1.exe, the pop-up
for Add Key (Insert) is incorrect.  FBRANGE.POP executes instead of FBKEYS.POP.  This problem does not appear for any other action keys.

Status: Fixed.  Patch ZAC001.  New distribution disks made as well as .RTP. See Topic #000
Problem Owner:  Len Dozois

***

#003 Linker Settings - Comma changed to CR        
Bug #3
Version: 2.0
File Affected: ZACH1.EXE
Release Date: 08/25/93 1:06 AM

Problem:  When a comma is used as a delimiter in the Linker Settings memo field
(Compiler/Linker page), Zachary strips it out and replaces it with a hard
carriage return.

Status: Fixed.  Patch ZAC001.  New distribution disks made as well as .RTP.
See Topic #000

Problem Owner:  Len Dozois
***

Bug #004
Version: 2.0
File Affected: ZACH2.EXE
Release Date: 08-31-93   7:57a

Problem:  The title screen for ZACH2.EXE says Beta 2

Status: Fixed in Patch ZAC001.  New distribution disks made in addition to .RTP
file.  See Topic #000

Owner:  Len Dozois


